1. The document discusses using simulation models to analyze diversification in Australian broadacre farming to help farmers manage risks and constraints. 2. Simulation models of crops and pastures allow analysis of how different land uses are optimal depending on soil variability and how legumes can provide nitrogen for other crops. 3. Models can also explore management flexibility in allocating resources between enterprises and maintaining soil and genetic resources over time.

1. Diversification in Australian broadacre farming: can simulation models handle the manager’s objectives and constraints? Andrew Moore & Lindsay Bell

15. Thank you Lindsay Bell CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences Toowoomba Phone: +61 7 4688 1221 Email: Lindsay.Bell@csiro.au Andrew Moore CSIRO Plant Industry Canberra Phone: +61 2 6246 5298 Email: Andrew.Moore@csiro.au